Religion: Billy in India

Garlanded and photographed, Billy Graham was cutting through India like
Gabriel in a gabardine suit. In Bombay, bloody Communist-led rioting
canceled his scheduled meeting; he toured the riot area instead and
spoke to some stone-throwers. "They all had very sweet smiles." he said
afterward.

Their smiles were no sweeter than Billy's. Shown a sarcastic editorial
about him. all he had to say was: "A very friendly article." After an
interview with Jawaharlal Nehru, he characterized the Prime Minister's
attitude toward Christian missions as "very sympathetic and
understanding," and diplomatically added that "not many...